Oddities - Albuquerque Journal

Oddities - Albuquerque Journal

Hop on in: Hong Kong pet rabbits enjoy bunny resort while owners are away

HONG KONG – Rabbits scamper around a play area in a climate-controlled building i n suburban ...

Published: Friday, January 27th, 2023 at 10:03AM
Updated: Friday, January 27th, 2023 at 10:15AM

Cow Chips 2022: Time to unveil the odds and ends of the past year’s interesting occurrences

There were shouts, screams, tears, twinges of trepidation as the clock ticked from 2021 into 2022. But that just might have been on the Sandia Peak Tram.

Saturday, December 31st, 2022 at 7:56PM

Rescuers flock together to save 275 parrots stranded by Ian

The rescue mission – "Operation Noah's Ark" – was launched Tuesday

Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 at 2:33PM
Updated: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 at 12:02AM

ABQ RV company brings batteries to Balloon Fiesta

Jordan Madrid, owner of Albuquerque-based RV rental and service company Echo One Adventures, said he ...

Published: Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 at 3:59PM
Updated: Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 at 4:18PM

Hot diggity dog — attempt to beat corndog-eating record this weekend at ABQ restaurant

Geoff Esper, the second-ranked hot dog eater in the world, will be attempting to eat the most corndogs in three minutes this weekend at ABQ restaurant Clowndog Hot Dog Parlor.

Published: Friday, September 30th, 2022 at 5:35PM
Updated: Friday, September 30th, 2022 at 5:38PM

Cat fight

Polish institute classifies cats as alien invasive species, which has some cat lovers hissed off

Published: Friday, July 29th, 2022 at 10:02AM
Updated: Friday, July 29th, 2022 at 10:15AM

Puppy passports now required for the Alabay

Turkmenistan limits export of its prized local dog breed through canine credentials

Published: Friday, July 29th, 2022 at 12:02AM
Updated: Friday, July 29th, 2022 at 2:15AM

‘Dispatch’ from 1947 offers another look at UFO incident

The Roswell incident has been one of the most thoroughly researched and debated mysteries in the history of the UFO phenomenon and among the most enduring. Roswell will mark the...

Published: Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 at 5:43PM
Updated: Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 at 11:10PM

Cutest captain: Sea lion caught in fishing gear hops on boat

Officials say a juvenile sea lion was so happy to be rescued after getting hooked by fishing gear off Southern…

Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2017 at 12:48PM
Updated: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 at 4:37PM

Strange brew: Oddities & Curiosities Expo offers ‘all things weird’ for collectors and the curious

Attendees can pause from perusing vendor booths and be awed by the sideshow entertainment. Performers include Finnegan's Circus, a three-man comedy circus troupe that specializes in classic American circus sideshow entertainment.

Friday, February 28th, 2020 at 12:02AM

Russian forces keep up pressure as Ukraine anniversary nears

Ukraine defense minister expects help from West on warplanes

Dozens of soldiers freed in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap

EU prepares more Russia sanctions; Kremlin readies offensive